Famous Actor in India Vir Das was born on 31May 1979 in a loveable family living in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The little onespent his early childhood in Nigeria and gained primary education at the IndianLanguage School. The parents of the boy sent him to a boarding school inHimachal Pradesh in India to teach theirkid the values and diversity of the motherland. Later, he attended the LawrenceSchool in Delhi. During schooling, the intelligent lad grabbed everyopportunity to be on the stage, so Vir Das participated in various contestssuch as debate, quiz and poetry. The knowledgeable competitor had even wonnumerous awards in the events. The educated student successfully achievedtrophies for active participation in sports like squash and badminton.
Afterwards, Vir Dasgot admission at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in Economics and Theatrefor further higher studies. As a result, the pupil mastered skills in humour,and then he performed his first standup act Brown Men Can’t Hump. Vir Das Stand Up Comedy show of 2hours, which created many moments of laughter for the audiences. The popularIndian actor achieved the Richter Scholarship for higher studies in theatreskills. Moreover, the entertaining young man received the prestigious ColtonPerformance Award. With the help of fellowship, he attended Moscow Arts theatrefor six months to train himself to be a method actor.
Vir Das came back toIndia after the completion of studies in the year 2003 to begin his standupshows. The outstanding act of the funny man entertained the crowd, and then hewent on to organise more than standups in many cities. The star opened doors ofopportunities for new comedians to organise their solo play throughout thecountry. Then, Vir Das became part of Zoom with 'Is Route Ki Sabhi Linein MastHai' and a late-night standup show 'Ek Rahin Vir' and these programmes made hima famous comedian of India. Consequently, the channels like Star world, SAB TV,STAR One, CNBC-TV18 and CNN-IBN launched shows with him.
With the dream ofbeing one of the popular Indian actors,Vir Das started going for auditions and finally got a chance to play the roleof the prospective groom of the Lead Actress in the movie Namaste London in2007. In his first feature, the singer worked with legendary Rishi Kapoor and superstarKatrina Kaif. The same year, he was selected to be the main character in thefilm Mumbai Salsa. The star’s efforts were noticed, and ultimately Vir Dasfulfilled his desire to be a well-known entertainer of the country aftersupporting roles in Badmash Company and Go Goa Gone. In 2011, the Filmfarenominated him for the Best Supporting Actor title, and Screen Weekly Awardsnominated Vir Das for the Best Ensemble Cast for his performance in DelhiBelly. The cinema brought him to the limelight and opened doors for severalother opportunities to polish his acting career.
In 2012, the famous actor in India launched a rockband, ‘Alien Chutney’, which performed songs with funny lyrics. The firstventure of the band was Mummy Love. Vir Das wrote the lyrics, played acousticguitar and was the lead vocalist of the performance. The other hilarious albumsreleased by the band are The MAGGI MAGGI SONG, Game Of Thrones, A Song ForHappy People, Say Nah India. Everyone loved the music, and the words of the melodygave hearty laughter to the fans. His track Manboob from the album MauritianChutney was used in the 2018 Netflix specials named Losing It.
Apart from comedy,singing and acting, Vir Das is a fabulous writer and has written columns forpopular magazines such as Maxim, Femina, DNA, Exotica and Tehelka. He also ownsa youtube channel named Vir Das comedy, where the humourist uploads hilariouscontent, which includes podcasts, vlogs and stand up acts for his viewers. Thegagster is the first-ever Indian who has three Netflix specials that showcasethe experience, journey and funny solo skit of the standup artist. The VarietyMagazine listed him among the top 10 comedians of the world in their June 2017edition. The skilful star performed at Conan O’Bren’s talk show in 2017, wherehe had a standup performance on topics like Donald Trump, religious toleranceand Indians. The method actor acted in a dark comedy web series Hasmukh, andeach episode gave chills to the spectators.
Vir Das has alwaysused his skills to be a stressbuster and source of positivity for the audience.The entertainer never stopped from exploring the talents he possessed. Thecomedian inspired several other humorists to try their luck in standup comedy. The artists did nothalt even during the Covid’19 pandemic, and he entertained the viewers from hishome. The star always grabs the opportunity to spread happiness around theworld.
